Welcome Spring

After a long winter I'm so excited for spring to finally really be here. I think I'm going to take a little break from blogging and really enjoy the season. I have so many projects that I'm really looking forward to working on. Hope you all have a wonderful Spring time!

Monday, February 28

Dressing table

How cute is this little dressing table...I saw it at a local thrift store and had to have it. Of course I forgot to take a picture before I had taken it apart and started to sand.

Come on use your imagination...

After sanding I wiped it down with paint thinner. Then I painted it a cream color. Once I got it painted I sanded the edges and stained them with mahogany stain wiping off the excess with paint thinner.

9 comments:

That is gorgeous! Love it.I also like this from your sidebar: "You don't always need alot of money to make your house a home.... sometimes you just need a dream and the imagination to make it happen." Amen! I always want to wait until we have money. But this time I just went with what I had for the bathroom redo. So far, I'm loving it, even with all it's ups and downs. I think I'm most excited about the custom faucet! If you have a chance, I'd be honored if you checked it out. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Amazing. I can't believe how much you sanded that puppy down! You must have the patience of a saint! Now I think I need a dressing table just like that for my bedroom...now if I could only find the space...

I'm visiting from Restored It Wednesday and I just love how you re-did this piece! The paint really makes all of its wonderful details pop. And wow are you conscientious to have taken that apart to sand!

About Me

Someone asked me how I got to be so creative... Hmmm I had to think about that. It really started when I was just a little girl (actually I think I was born creative.) I grew up in Spring Lake, a small town with about 250 people. Sometimes the only excitement we had was in our imagination... riding stick horses, climbing trees, building tree houses (that really should have been condemned), making mud pies, and dolls out of Hollyhocks.
I love adding color to my life, and have painted the walls in my home so many times that I think I’ve reduced the square footage. My son says he is insecure is because I moved the furniture around so much when he was little. I think one of the best things is to give new life to something that someone has decided to get rid of... and then to see the look on their faces when they realize what they threw away!
I've spent most of my life living on a shoestring budget. This "blessing" helped develop my creativity.
I am excited to share my knowledge with the world in hopes of eliminating some seriously tacky stuff out there and make the world a more beautiful place. Just kidding... but I am excited to share!